By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nijel Pack and Miami hit shots from near and far against the stingiest defense in the country to beat Houston 89-75 in the Sweet 16, leaving the NCAA Tournament without a single No. 1 seed among its final eight teams for the first time
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Houston was the lone No. 1 seed left in the tournament for about 30 minutes on Friday night, until its own run ended with an 89-75 loss to Miami in the Sweet 16. The Cougars spent much of the season at No. 1 in
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Houston was the lone No. 1 seed left in the tournament for about 30 minutes on Friday night, until its own run ended with an 89-75 loss to Miami in the Sweet 16. The Cougars spent much of the season at No. 1 in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation crews will close one lane of Interstate 70 in Columbia nightly next week for sweeping and signing operations, according to a press release. One lane will be closed from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. each night, per the schedule below. At least one lane, each direction, will remain open during
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hace unos días que arrastró su cuerpo maltratado y privado de sueño hasta la línea de meta del maratón de Barkley, una de las únicas 17 personas en lograrlo, y Aurelién Sánchez todavía sufre de visiones de la infamemente difícil carrera. Celebrada en lo profundo de un bosque en el este
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — All four No. 1 seeds fall short of Elite Eight in NCAA Tournament for first time as Houston loses 89-75 to Miami.
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — All four No. 1 seeds fall short of Elite Eight in NCAA Tournament for first time as Houston loses 89-75 to Miami.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City official told ABC 17 News that the city plans to use $2,113,169 in the Community Revitalization Grant to improve the neighborhood near the old state penitentiary. The neighborhood services supervisor said the city plans to use the funding to remove asbestos from the MSP buildings. Demolition of empty and abandoned
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By DAVE COLLINS and DAVID SHARP Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A business jet flying over New England violently pitched upward then downward, fatally injuring a passenger, after pilots responding to automated cockpit warnings switched off a system that helps keep the aircraft stable, U.S. transportation investigators reported Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Audrain County Health Department will be offering naloxone to residents for free beginning on Friday, April 7. The drug, also known as Narcan, is used to prevent an opioid overdose deaths. Other areas of Mid-Missouri have been offering naloxone at distribution events and at their county health departments. “We are proud
Continue Reading By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press As heavy rains and flash floods doused southwestern Missouri Friday, Layton Hoyer wanted to get a closer look at the rising river levels. That is when he noticed an SUV caught in the flash floods near Granby. At first, Hoyer thought the car might have been abandoned, but flashing brake
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By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press As heavy rains and flash floods doused southwestern Missouri Friday, Layton Hoyer wanted to get a closer look at the rising river levels. That is when he noticed an SUV caught in the flash floods near Granby. At first, Hoyer thought the car might have been abandoned, but flashing brake
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A federal judge is threatening to report two attorneys for disciplinary action for delaying the trial of a man jailed on charges he assaulted police officers during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Judge Trevor McFadden questioned in court papers Thursday whether attorney Joseph McBride was being sincere when
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press A university on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. launched its accredited doctoral program, becoming the first among more than 30 accredited tribal colleges and universities across the country to offer such a high level degree. The program at Navajo Technical University will be dedicated to sustaining
Continue Reading By WILSON RING Associated Press ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced a plan to close a loophole to an immigration agreement that has allowed thousands of asylum-seeking immigrants to move between the two countries along a back road linking New York state to
Continue Reading UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalized Friday after police in South Texas received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border. The Uvalde Police Department said Border Patrol was informed of the phone call and able to stop the
Continue Reading By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for decades as Darcelle XV and a fearless advocate for Portland’s LGBTQ+ community, has died of natural causes in Portland, Oregon. He was 92. Darcelle, who died Thursday, was crowned the world’s oldest
Continue Reading By Nick Valencia, CNN A large portion of a public park near Atlanta on the proposed site of a police and fire training facility — dubbed “Cop City” by critics — has been temporarily closed by an executive order, after county officials said they located “life threatening” hidden traps scattered in the park. “They confiscated
Continue Reading By Kaanita Iyer and Paradise Afshar, CNN Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday vetoed a Republican-led bill that would prohibit transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care, such as surgical procedures or the use of certain hormones, bucking a growing trend of states restricting access to the treatments. Republican state lawmakers passed the bill last
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Over the past year, Texas woman Jen Loh has been in touch with several Proud Boys now on trial for seditious conspiracy, talking with the members of the far-right group and their defense counsel about the case and suggesting possible witnesses and attorneys who could help. All the
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